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TWO OF MY VIDEOS
Over the Bridge [link]
I cross this about three/four times a week to go birding ... some months

Courting Duck [link]
I call this one, Blue Byll Cosbie. He never gave up 'til he got his way with the girl.



POLITICAL SOAPBOX

First off, I am proud of England's Citizens, voting to drop out of EU...people speak volumes when they get out and vote!! And I now hope for the best for you all.

With both political conventions in America just around the corner, I was busy viewing TWO videos online to perhaps assist me in my decision come November. Of course as I type this, neither probable candidate has been nominated. But, perhaps I can believe that the RNC will come around and back the winner in the primaries to avoid a bartered convention, and the sure bet with primary delegate votes, Ms. C will be in.

So, I'm viewing these this past weekend.

The Making of "DJT" [as with the History Channel, it's repetitive in dialogue and film -and quite frankly too long, you can get the gist of this man in the first 30 minutes or so...but all in all, it can be a valuable piece of documentary]

Ms. C: A Career Criminal [Crimes and Murders] [this was a bit startling and scary, and again considered by me a worthwhile look ...I can almost guarantee you'll be shocked as I was]

No matter who is nominated, and no matter which party or whom you choose this November, remember...get out and vote....the country needs YOU!! But, I honestly recommend you watch these above...at least some of them both..... do your homework. Don't get bored with it all; pay attention. If you're American, the country's well-being is at stake.

I predict this election year will be as Bette Davis was misquoted in the movie All About Eve...."FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS IT'S GONNA BE A BUMPY RIDE" [she actually said 'night' instead of ride]

COTTON

It's about that time of year once again...In South Texas, cotton is a huge commodity. Along with sorghum fields, cotton fields are seen all around us when we drive the country roads. A few cotton gins can be found in our county, one abandoned cotton gin is on the outskirts of the city  Well, I've posted other blogs about the fields, cotton, and gins before today, but this last Sunday I pulled off the road and got out and walked into the field a little way to get some close up photos of the cotton BOLLS before they ripen.  A bit of how cotton grows to maturity and harvesting...

...when the cotton blooms, the blossom is white [or oftentimes a pale yellow]

...it self pollinates

...after it is pollinated the white blossom turns pink

...once the pink blossom falls, the boll sets on [first photo, a close up* image]

...the boll will dry, and the 'seed' opens which is the cotton you see and know

...harvest time!

FENCE and ROOSTER
I spotted this outside a yard fence while on a walk along Packery Channel Park...

...then, on another day, another park, I spied a REAL rooster crowing that reminded me of the metal yard art seen days before!




THE WORD 'UP'*

Have you ever stopped to think how confusing the English language is? Have you ever stopped to think of the simple two letter word UP? How many uses are there? And confusing? Like for instance:

• OPEN up shop at 8 a.m. - CLOSE up shop at 5 p.m.

• OPEN up a drain - because it's CLOGGED up

• When it threatens to rain, it's CLOUDING up, but when the rain stops, it's CLEARED up - Oh and by the way, if it doesn't rain for some time, things DRY up.

• If you hear the words 'DRESS up'...what do you see in your mind...play time as a kid, or getting ready to go out on the town?

• If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more uses.

 For now tho, I'll wrap it UP and shut UP.

...leaving a comment is UP to you.